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    Csound currently hosts external plugins using <span class="emphasis"><em>dssi4cs</em></span> (for LADSPA plugins) on Linux and <a class="link" href="vst4cs.html" title="VST for Csound"><em class="citetitle">vst4cs</em></a> (for VST plugins) on Windows and Mac OS X.
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        <p><span class="emphasis"><em>dssi4cs</em></span> enables the use of DSSI and LADSPA plugin
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      <a class="link" href="dssiactivate.html" title="dssiactivate"><em class="citetitle">dssiactivate</em></a> - Activates or deactivates a plugin if it has this facility</p>
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      <a class="link" href="dssilist.html" title="dssilist"><em class="citetitle">dssilist</em></a> - Lists all available plugins found in the LADSPA_PATH and DSSI_PATH global variables.</p>
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      <a class="link" href="dssiaudio.html" title="dssiaudio"><em class="citetitle">dssiaudio</em></a> - Process audio using a Plugin.</p>
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                <p>Currently only LADSPA plugins are supported, but DSSI support is planned.</p>
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